Too Young, Too Old by vongroovy [PG]

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Fandom: Narnia
Pairing: implied Edmund/Caspian
Author on LJ: vongroovy
Author Website: website

Why this story must be read:

I might have mentioned that I love Edmund. This story takes place during Dawn Treader and gives some focus to Edmund's personal struggle between being a grown-up king and a still-young child. It, like many other stories that take place during Dawn Treader, has a gentle, flowing feeling to it, as you move through the journey as Edmund himself does.

But the longer they were on board the Dawn Treader, the easier Edmund found it to believe himself older than he was. Without Peter, he was the eldest, and he felt he should take responsibility for Lucy and, much as he loathed the thought, Eustace. And he was called 'your Majesty' and given work to do on the ship and no one at all treated him like a child. Before long he began to be surprised, when he woke in the morning, to find that there was no beard on his cheek. He dreamed of Cair Paravel, and the weight of a crown on his head, moonlight, whispers, kisses, and when he woke to find himself just Edmund Pevensie, it was almost a disappointment.


Too Young, Too Old